Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nixon Agasirwe Karuhanga, used Commandant of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), has been remanded on costs of murdering Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Joan Kagezi Namazzi. Agasirwe was on Monday arraigned earlier than the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court docket, presided over by Chief Magistrate Esther Nyadoi, and charged with one rely of waste.
Chief Articulate Attorneys Richard Birivumbuka and Joseph Kyomuhendo submitted the worth sheet to the Magistrate. The court docket heard that on March 30, 2015, at Kiwatule, Nakawa Division in Kampala District, Agasirwe, together with others light at neatly-kept, allegedly brought about the dying of Joan Kagezi with malice aforethought. Magistrate Nyadoi told Agasirwe that he would possibly per chance no longer diagram terminate a plea since the costs towards him are capital in nature and can easiest be tried by the Excessive Court docket. Due to this, Agasirwe did no longer plead responsible to the waste put.
He attempted to contain a look at for bail, inquiring for the Magistrate to anticipate his lawyer earlier than adjourning the case. He outlined that he had told his lawyer easiest 30 minutes earlier than the session and was unaware that he would be dropped at court docket that day. On the other hand, on condition that the matter falls below the jurisdiction of the Excessive Court docket, the Magistrate truly handy that it was crucial for his lawyer to be recent, together with that the lawyer would possibly per chance rep entry to the worth sheet at any time to put together for the following court docket look.
Chief Articulate Felony real Joseph Kyomuhendo told the court docket that investigations are light ongoing. Agasirwe was accordingly remanded till July 8, 2025. Deputy DPP spokesperson Irene Nakimbugwe told Uganda Radio Network at court docket that new leads—beyond the confession of with out a doubt one of the convicts in Kagezi’s waste—had ended in Agasirwe’s arrest.
The convict reportedly said Agasirwe gave them cash to withhold out the killing. Nakimbugwe described Agasirwe’s arraignment—after ten years of investigation—as a step forward, noting that the Administrative center of the DPP stays steadfast and is continuing with further inquiries.
Agasirwe’s lawyer, Ahmed Kalule Mukasa, arrived at court docket after the session had ended. He declined to relate to the media, announcing he critical to overview the worth sheet earlier than commenting on the case. Agasirwe’s arrest followed testimony by Daniel Kisekka Kiwanuka, a convict in Kagezi’s waste, who told a panel of four judges on the World Crimes Division of the Excessive Court docket that it was Agasirwe who gave them cash to withhold out the waste. He was arrested rapidly after Might 21, 2025, when Kisekka testified in court docket.
The three suspects light on trial are John Kibuuka, John Masajjagge, and Nasur Abudallah Mugonole. They face costs of terrorism and the waste of Joan Kagezi, which occurred on March 30, 2015. Agasirwe’s arrest and remand now raise the chance of suspected perpetrators in Kagezi’s waste to four. The fifth particular person, Daniel Kisekka, was convicted in line alongside with his confession.
He admitted to participating in the crime and said that the community bought UGX 500,000 from Agasirwe to extinguish Kagezi. For cooperating and no longer wasting the court docket’s time, Kisekka was sentenced to 35 years in penitentiary. Right here shouldn’t be any longer the first time Nixon Agasirwe has been remanded. He previously spent 5 years in penitentiary earlier than being granted bail by the Classic Court docket Martial on March 7, 2022.
He had been in detention since October 24, 2017, on costs related to failure to provide protection to war materials and the unlawful repatriation of Rwandan refugees. Agasirwe was first dropped at court docket on February 13, 2018, on costs of unlawful possession of ammunition.
In August the identical yr, he was charged alongside his used boss, Gen. Edward Kale Kayihura, the used Inspector Classic of Police, and ten others together with Col. Ndahura Atwooki, Herbert Muhangi, Patrick Muramira, Jonas Ayebaza, Joel Aguma, James Magada, Benon Atwebembeire, Abel Tumukunde, Faisal Katende Amon Kwarisiima, a Rwandan nationwide, Rene Rutagungira, and a Congolese, Pacifique Mugenga Bahati alias Ilunga Monga.
The community was accused of unlawful possession of navy-grade weapons—particularly tortoise grenades, which would be ordinarily the monopoly of the militia. The offence allegedly took pickle on October 24, 2017, at Najjera, Kira Division in Wakiso District. They had been also accused of aiding and abetting the unlawful repatriation of Rwandan exiles, refugees, and Ugandan citizens to Rwanda, together with Lt. Joel Mutabazi, the used bodyguard of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Jackson Karemera alias Odinga, and Sgt. Harmless Kalisa.
The law enforcement officers had been further charged with failing to supervise and account for hands and ammunition issued to specialized police objects below the place of job of the IGP, which reportedly ended up in unauthorized fingers. Among the many utterly different key figures fascinated with these instances was Abdullah Kitatta, the used Patron of Boda Boda 2010, who was also convicted and has since performed serving his sentence.
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